Unions had a useful place in history......but now are purely a RELIC of a bygone era.

They have now de-evolved into a thorn sticking in the side of the USA's economy.

Quoting: Burt Gummer

So you think all the factories would come back from China if unions dissapeared Burt? You are one stupid fucker.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27428056

.....relevance to the unions currently screwing the USA into a hole??

NONE.

Quoting: Burt Gummer

You don't get it do you? It's not the unions, it's your beloved capitalists heros who are doing it. They're the ones shoving the shiv in your back and shipping your factories to China. Like I said Burt, you're one stupid fucker.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27428056

What is a business IN business to do? Make money, of course, That's the sole reason for its existence. When politicians find political and financial gain in excessively regulating and taxing a company into the red, it has one of two choices: sink or swim. And for better or worse, if moving overseas becomes necessary to the viability and profitability of the company, how precisely does that make one's "beloved capitalist heroes" the bad guys? Unions have become the standard-bearers or an entitlement society. Moreover, a modern labor union is nothing more than a pyramid scheme, who's gains are made at the expense of ALL Americans, not just the members they "serve." Union labor is an unnecessary expense to any business, and simply put, they are recruiting pools for the democratic party. The reason the foreign auto and equipment manufacturers have excelled here in the U.S. is based entirely on the highly-skilled, highly-motivated, NON-UNION labor they employ. That may very well change when they too are somehow punished by the politicians for their success. And if you're still a die-hard union advocate at the end of the day, go start a business for yourself in a non-unionized market and learn for yourself what makes a labor union non-competitive.